The Penn State Alumni Association will recognize 14 graduates on Oct. 4 with the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Alumni Association.
The National Science Foundation has joined in supporting Penn State’s goal of taking more of its discoveries to market by awarding Penn State a five-year, $500,000 Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant to establish the Invent Penn State I-Corps Site in collaboration with Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator, Happy Valley LaunchBox, and Invent Penn State’s Innovation Hubs.
The average tenure of the athletics coaching staff at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is 12 years. "We all root for one another," said men's soccer coach Dan Perritano. "We all know how blessed we are to be here and do this."
"Poetry infuses the world with meaning," says George Looney, distinguished professor of English and creative writing at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. "It challenges conventional assumptions about us and our place in the world."
Industry 4.0 will be the topic of discussion at “The Advanced Manufacturing Forum 2017: Industry 4.0.” The forum, co-sponsored by the School of Engineering and the Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will be held Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Bayfront Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie.
After a near 20-year mission, the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft's mission is coming to an end. Just what was discovered during this time? That’s what will be discussed when Open House Nights in Astronomy returns to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Thursday, Sept. 7.
A weeklong residency program helped prepare 82 students in the newly redesigned Penn State Online MBA Program, which is now led by the Smeal College of Business, for the academic journey that lies ahead of them.
The Young People’s Chorus of Erie will hold open rehearsals later this month for its 2017-18 season. Open rehearsals give young people between the ages of 7–18 the opportunity to attend a rehearsal, meet the staff and learn about YPC Erie.
This year marked the 24th year for Penn State Behrend's College for Kids, and it was the largest yet: A total of 1,381 children between the ages of 6 and 14 participated. They took part in more than 100 classes, including "CSI-Crime Scene Investigations."
